# Amazon Beefs Up Voice-Assisted Shopping - DTNS 5268

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Podcast: [Daily Tech News Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-tech-news-show-586839)
Published: 2026-05-13T18:52:59+00:00
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## Resource

Amazon renames its shopping assistant to Alexa and adds new features. Plus two brothers who wiped out 90 US government databases after being fired.  Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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